I may not be an expert chef and by no means claim to be a fantastic chef either BUT I try, to make things that I and my family like to eat. Meat pies are a bit time consuming but pretty good transportable and reheatable food (within reason). The ingredients are also rather versatile so these neat little packages work with most peoples palettes. I have made these a few times and decided to take a few picture this time while making them for International day. Its fairly easy to make but requires some advance planning and a little extra effort when working with the pastry dough.
Ingredients
8 cups of All purpose flour
4 sticks of butter (softened)
2 cups water (ice cold)
3 lbs Ground beef
2 eggs
Salt -to taste
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon black pepper
3 maggi cubes
1 medium yellow onion-diced
2 tablespoon of olive oil
Mixed vegetables- peas, carrots, corn (optional)
Potatoes- chopped (optional)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
For filling:
- Heat olive oil in a skillet and add diced onion, cook until translucent and soft
- Add ground beef, salt, to pan and brown. Add Maggi cubes, red pepper and black pepper.
- If using potatoes, chop and add to pan and cook until softened ( they will continue to cook in the oven..)
- Add mixed vegetables and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- Put half the flour and half the butter in a bowl and begin to fold together using your fingertips until it becomes a grainy like the consistency of breadcrumbs.
- Add 1 cup of water and knead together to form a ball and seta side.
- Repeat process.
- Roll out dough to a 1/4" thick onto a clean, floured surface and cut out 6" circles.
- Take each circle and roll out a bit more then fill with 4 tablespoons of filling on one half of the circle.
- Wash the edges of the pastry with egg and fold over to close.
- Using a fork, seal the edges of the pastry, poke the top as well to allow steam to escape and set on a cookie sheet.
- Repeat process until done.
- Using a brush apply egg-wash the tops of each one.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve with a good pepper sauce on the side.
4. roll out dough |
6. Fold over and close with fork |
9. Eggwash |
No comments:
Post a Comment
I'd love to hear from you?